More so than many other health concerns, Fibromyalgia is a condition where patients often have to be strong “self advocates” when it comes to finding the appropriate help. Although most providers today are finally starting to diagnose Fibro, unfortunately there are still some that are not “up to speed” and even more that may be [...]
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Bananas are not only rich in potassium with about 450mg each but they also have 33mg of magnesium which has shown to be a very important mineral in those that have Fibromyalgia. They help strengthen the stomach lining and also help with indigestion. This is important for those Fibro sufferers that have problems with the [...]
Read more →The reason for this new blog is not to rant but honestly to vent a bit because I feel the need to share this with all of those that suffer from Fibromyalgia. There is a major issue that has been extremely irritating to me for several years but I thought that it would change with [...]
Read more →Much research has been done concerning the connection of FMS and sleep. The main issue seems to be that many people with Fibro have a disordered pattern to their sleep cycles. There are several different stages of sleep during the night. When we are in our deepest level of sleep (known as delta sleep) we [...]
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FibroCare Recipe Dessert Ingredients: 4 Bosc pears 2 cups apple juice 1 cinnamon stick 2 cloves Preheat oven to 400. Cut a thin slice off the bottom of each pear to help keep them standing upright in a baking dish. Pour fruit juice into the pan. Add cinnamon stick and cloves. Roast the pears, basting [...]
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FibroCare Recipe Main Dish, Entre Ingredients: 4 skinned boneless chicken breasts 3 ounces of low sodium chicken stock 3 tablespoons of grated Locatelli or Parmesan cheese 3/4 cup of plain low fat yogart 1 tablespoon of brown mustard 1 heaping tablespoon of flour Arrange 4 boneless chicken breasts in a baking dish. In a seperate [...]
Read more →Fibromyalgia involves many different body systems and therefore is more “systemic” in nature than Chronic Myofascial Pain. That is why Fibro patients often have irritable bowels, insomnia, anxiety, headaches, irritable bladder and a host of other complaints. One of the main criteria for Fibro is that pain is not localized but more diffuse and often [...]
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